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Has anybody found a cheaper way to convert a laptop to a crash cart than the StarTech NOTECONS01?
It seems to be hanging out at around $330 (Newegg). For that kind of $, I would be better off buying the cheapest / smallest usb keboard and monitor and putting them in every rack I visit (as it seems to be a dying way to make a living - ipmi is more fun and all).
Interesting piece of tech! I didn't even new such things existed, but I think it is a lot more mobile than your keyboard and display approach.
Computer extensions like these seem overprized in general, your average usb docking station is 150€ or more.
Somebody should use a raspi or something else to reimplement it cheaply.
Sidenote:
I went to our local art high school/university, lots of artists use raspis today for various funny and creative things.
Thought about that and could not find a cheap single port ipkvm either. Not to bother further, but if anybody has a way to cheaply convert the plethora of vga only (i.e. no IPMI - servers I have, I would appreciate it).
Sun Aug 03 2014 00:13:56 EDT from ax25 @ UncensoredThought about that and could not find a cheap single port ipkvm either. Not to bother further, but if anybody has a way to cheaply convert the plethora of vga only (i.e. no IPMI - servers I have, I would appreciate it).
how'bout usb vga? you can switch it with that, and for the machines itself its like plugging it in/out...
usb to vga assumes a bit on the server end of things (drivers, etc). I kind of wanted to keep it as non-intrusive as I could (like a kvm). It seems like an IP kvm is probably the cheapest option.
around the home but didn't think to much about it, then I noticed them elsewhere around the city. They all have
the same first three letters but the digits are different and they are password protected.
http://palmbeachpravda.com/images/wireless2.jpg
Any idea what these could be? This isn't a populated area, we are in the corner of a neighborhood and there are
fields on two sides of us.
how the non-techies try to grasp internet related terms:
http://mashable.com/2014/09/16/media-explains-internet/
I'm going to ask a stupid question that proves how ancient and out of touch I am. Hopefully someone knows the answer.
Last time I ordered from Digi-Key was in 1993. Back then, they had a minimum order amount (I don't remember what it was) and if your order didn't meet that amount they'd tack on a fairly significant fee.
As far as I can tell from some quick Googling, that seems to no longer be the case. Can anyone confirm that for me? Or am I the only one who even remembers Digi-Key from that far back? Is it true that I can now order a $2 part from them and only pay for the part plus shipping?
Looks like Digipee and even Mouser quit doing the minimum order thing:
http://www.digikey.com/en/terms-and-conditions
"7. Handling Charge. There is no minimum order or handling fee."
Not that I have purchased much from them in a while. I have come close, but usually try another parts house locally or give up on a project these days.
Most of my orders from them are at least $100, so it's not usually a big problem for me...
Ok so really I'm just 20 years out of date on this subject. (The last time I ordered from Digi-Key was May 1993.)
fun with 3d printers:
http://fb-25.sfglobe.com/2015/01/14/3d-printed-sculptures-look-alive-when-spun-under-a-strobe-light
(I realy like the morphing of the SFG title something similar would be nice for us ;-)
That's probably the seventh circle of clickbaiting hell, this SFG page!
I like the morphing, too, but I can not see it making sense here. However, this minimalistic design is what I tried in layout_rework branch. Which I will resume at the end of this year, I hope.